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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the train roll slowly back to when it cannot reach Johnstown in Chapter 6?
(a) Altoona.
(b) Stony Bridge.
(c) New Florence.
(d) Mineral Point.

2. At what age did the Pittsburgh clubmen's new president and manager begin working on the railroad?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

3. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) An open locomotive whistle.
(b) A foghorn.
(c) A scream.
(d) A bell.

4. How many Pittsburgh newspapers send reporters to Johnstown to report on the flood?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

5. Where does Pitcairn order the reporters' train back to at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) New York.
(d) Cincinnati.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the area where the train stops at 4:05 p.m. at Sang Hollow in Chapter 6?

2. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?

3. Which of the following places was not one of the refuge houses for flood victims?

4. How high is the backwash when the wave slams into the immovable hill on the far side of town?

5. What are the dimensions of the South Fork dam?

(see the answer key)

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